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Deaf Community Events

Events in the deaf community, including nationally observed events such as Deaf Awareness Day.

Where are deaf event calendars to aid social and professional planning?

It can be difficult to keep track of all the social and professional events in the deaf community. This FAQ page refers resources for finding and tracking deaf community events.

Deaf Awareness Week

Article about Deaf Awareness Week, always held the last full week of September.

Deaf Expo

Article about this annual convention, a major showcase of deaf culture.

Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

Article on DeafBlind Awareness Week, held at the beginning of the summer.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

Feature article on this annual hearing loss awareness event.

Conventions

Conventions are one way to socialize and keep up with happenings in the deaf/hoh community.

Deaf History Month

Brief profile of Deaf History Month.

Deaf Crabfeasts and Other Creative Fundraising

One of the most effective means of fundraising in the deaf community is to hold crabfeasts, and there are other ways to raise funds and have fun too.

Clerc-Gallaudet Week

Article about this deaf community holiday that honors two very important men in deaf history.

Mother Father Deaf Day

One day a year, the deaf parents of hearing children are honored.
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